Chinese shares fall 1.54% on profit taking

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-21 16:09

Chinese equities lost 1.54 percent Thursday on profit-taking, trailing the overnight Wall Street losses.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.54 percent, or 40.79 points, to close at 2,610.62 Thursday.

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